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Weekly Film Music Roundup (February 27, 2026)

Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the slasher sequel Scream 7 co-written and directed by Kevin Williamson and starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Michelle Randolph, Matthew Lillard, Anna Camp, David Arquette, Asa Germann, Sam Rechner, Mark Consuelos, Jimmy Tatro, Celeste O’Connor, Tim Simons and Joel McHale. The film’s original score is composed by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, A Quiet Place, Logan, Ford v. Ferrari, The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker, Hellboy) who previously composed the music for the first four installments. No score album has been announced yet. Several songs from the movie have been released as digital singles over the last two weeks. Check out our previous articles for more information and click here to check out the music team credits of the Paramount Pictures release.

Opening semi-wide in a few hundred AMC theaters this weekend is the comedy K-Pops! co-written and directed by Anderson .Paak and starring the singer/songwriter himself, Soul Rasheed, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, Jee Young Han, and Yvette Nicole Brown. Emily Bear (Moana 2, The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, Dog Gone, Our Little Secret) has composed the film’s original score. A soundtrack album is expected to be released in the coming weeks. A first song from the soundtrack (but not featured/credited in the movie), Keychain by aespa & Anderson .Paak), was released as a digital single today. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is being released by Aura Entertainment.

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‘Undercard’ Soundtrack Album Released

EmmoLei Sankofa (The Other Black Girl, Step Up, Launchpad: Project CC, Three Ways) has released a soundtrack album for the boxing drama Undercard. The album features the composer’s original music from the film and is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to Sankofa’s first two tracks after the jump. Undercard is co-written and directed by Tamika Miller and stars Wanda Sykes, Bentley Green, Xavier Mills, Roselyn Sánchez, William Stanford Davis, Berto Colón and Estella Kahiha. The movie follows a two-time former boxing champion and recovering alcoholic as she attempts to reconnect with the 21-year-old son she abandoned.

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Soundtracks for Disney+’s ‘Launchpad’ Season 2 Released

Walt Disney Records has released six new soundtracks for the second season of the Disney+’s  Launchpad, a collection of live-action shorts from a new generation of filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. The titles include Beautiful, FL directed by Gabriela Ortega and feat. music composed by René G. Boscio (Emergency, The Watchful Eye, The Time Capsule), Black Belts directed by Spencer Glover and feat. music by Ambrose Akinmusire (Blindspotting), The Ghost directed by Eric Eng and feat. music by Jessica Rae Huber (2 Wrongs), Maxine directed by Niki Ang and feat. music by Carla Patullo (Porno, Lotte That Silhouette Girl), Project CC directed by Cashmere Jasmine and feat. music by EmmoLei Sankofa (The Other Black Girl, Step Up, Three Ways) and The Roof directed by Alexander Bocchieri and feat. music by Mato Wayuhi (Reservation Dogs, War Pony).

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Soundtrack Album for Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl’ to Be Released

Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album for the Hulu original series The Other Black Girl. The album features the show’s original music composed by EmmoLei Sankofa (Step Up, Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls, Horror Noire, Three Ways). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 15 and will be available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The Other Black Girl is developed by Zakiya Dalila Harris & Rashida Jones based on Harris’ best-selling novel of the same title and stars Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Hunter Parrish, Bellamy Young,Brittany Adebumola, Garcelle Beauvais and Eric McCormack.

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Weekly TV Music Roundup (September 10, 2023)

Premiering today is the AMC original series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon developed by David Zabel and starring Norman Reedus, Clémence Poésy, Eriq Ebouaney, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, Laika Blanc Francard and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi. The show’s original music is composed by David Sardy (Zombieland, 21, End of Watch, Bright, Monster Trucks, Premium Rush). Check out our previous article for more information about the fifth The Walking Dead spin-off, which will air Sundays on AMC and will also be available to stream on AMC+.

Premiering in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 12, is the German event series The Swarm (Der Schwarm) based on Frank Schätzing’s bestselling novel and starring Cécile de France, Alexander Karim, Takuya Kimura, Leonie Benesch, Joshua Odjick, Krista Kosonen, Oliver Masucci, Barbara Sukowa and Sharon Duncan-Brewster. Dascha Dauenhauer (Golda, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Blood Red Sky, Bliss, Souls) has composed the show’s original music. Sony Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year when the sci-fi drama premiered overseas. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will debut stateside on the CW.

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EmmoLei Sankofa Scoring Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl’

EmmoLei Sankofa (Step Up, Three Ways, Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls, Horror Noire) has been tapped to score the new Hulu original series The Other Black Girl. The show is based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel of the same name and stars Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Hunter Parrish, Brittany Adebumola, Bellamy Young, Eric McCormack and Garcelle Beauvais. The comedy follows an African American editorial assistant at a predominantly white publishing firm who gets excited when a new black co-worker gets hired, but discovers something sinister is going on at the company.

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‘Step Up’ Season 3 Soundtrack Album Released

Lionsgate Records has released a new soundtrack album for the Starz original series Step Up. The album features thirteen songs from the third season of the show performed by cast members Ne-Yo (who stars as Sage Odom), Terrence Green (Rigo Octavio), Christina Milian (Collette Jones) and Terayle (Marquise Howard). Also included is a score suite by Stephanie Economou & EmmoLei Sankofa (previously released as a digital single). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. The label has previously released two full soundtrack albums featuring the songs from Season 1 and Season 2.

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First Tracks from Starz’s ‘Step Up’ Season 3 Soundtrack Released

Lionsgate Records has released the first two tracks from the soundtrack for the third season of the Starz original series Step Up. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is the new Step Up Main Theme by Ne-Yo (who also stars in the drama as High Water founder Sage Odom) and a score suite by the show’s composers Stephanie Economou (Jupiter’s Legacy, The Chair, Manhunt: Deadly Games) & EmmoLei Sankofa (Horror Noire, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls). Also listen to both tracks after the jump. More music from Season 3 is expected to be released over the next couple of weeks.

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